Rules Committee · Mar 25, 2026
H.Amdt. 171: Its purpose is not yet published.
Adopted
With no one objecting, no names recorded
John McGuire (R-VA)
Make the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful Act of 2025
H.R. 5103 · House bill Public Lands and Natural Resources
A Republican bill with 4 Republican cosponsors · See all 4 cosponsors
Last activity — Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 437.
Waiting for a floor vote in the other chamber
Passed one chamber and is on the other chamber's calendar.
The calendar is a queue, not a date. The majority leadership decides what comes to the floor and when; much of what is placed on it is never called, and a bill that is never called simply expires with the Congress.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- Passed House 218–206
- Awaiting Senate
- On Senate calendar
What this bill would do
The "Make the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful Act of 2025" creates a program and a commission to improve the District of Columbia. The Secretary of the Interior will lead a program to clean public spaces, remove graffiti, and restore damaged monuments. A new Commission will recommend actions to increase law enforcement presence, enforce federal immigration laws, and reduce crime. The Commission also aims to improve the processing of concealed carry licenses and the accreditation of the forensic crime laboratory. Both the program and the Commission are set to end on January 2, 2029.
Yes· 3 of 10
- Scored +7
Would gun owners be better off under this?
The bill facilitates faster and cheaper processing of concealed carry licenses.
- Scored +6
Does this give the federal government more power?
The bill establishes a federal commission to oversee local DC law enforcement and immigration policies.
- Scored +5
Does this protect the right to own guns?
The bill facilitates easier access to concealed carry licenses in the District of Columbia.
The opposite· 3 of 6
- Scored -9
Would immigrants be better off under this?
The bill explicitly aims to maximize the apprehension and deportation of illegal aliens.
- Scored -7
Does this make it easier for immigrants already here to become citizens?
The bill focuses on deportation and maximum enforcement of immigration law rather than pathways to citizenship.
- Scored -5
Does this put more limits on buying or owning guns?
The bill seeks to lower the cost and increase the speed of processing concealed carry licenses.
What Congress actually voted on
2 recorded votes have been taken on this bill. One of them decided something; the rest moved it along.
- The House: the vote on whether to pass the bill This is the real decision in this chamber. Passing here sends the bill to the other chamber, which must pass it too before it can go to the President. Passed 218 yes · 206 no
03/25/2026 · Roll call 101 · recorded as “On Passage”
- The House: a last attempt to send the bill back to committee The minority party's final chance to change or stall a bill just before the vote on passage. It almost always fails; when it succeeds, the bill does not get its final vote that day. Motion to recommit rejected 207 yes · 214 no
03/25/2026 · Roll call 100 · recorded as “On Motion to Recommit”
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Cleaner Public Spaces: The program aims to maintain the cleanliness of parks, sidewalks, roads, and transit systems, including removing graffiti, which improves the environment for visitors and residents (Section 2(b)(1)).
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Restoration of Landmarks: The act focuses on restoring damaged or defaced monuments, memorials, and statues (Section 2(b)(2)).
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Improved Public Safety: The Commission will work to reduce crime by providing the Metropolitan Police Department with assistance for recruiting and retaining officers and providing federal resources (Section 3(d)(1)(D)).
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Transit Security: There is a goal to end fare evasion and other crimes within the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority system (Section 3(d)(1)(G)).
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Faster Licensing: The act seeks to lower the cost and increase the speed of processing concealed carry license requests (Section 3(d)(1)(E)).
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Better Forensics: The Commission will help ensure the District of Columbia's forensic crime laboratory is promptly and completely accredited (Section 3(d)(1)(C)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
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Increased Immigration Enforcement: The Commission will develop policies to maximize the enforcement of federal immigration law and redirect resources to apprehend and deport illegal aliens (Section 3(d)(1)(A)).
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Stricter Detention: The act recommends reviewing prosecutorial policies to ensure criminal defendants who are seen as threats to public safety are detained to the maximum extent of the law (Section 3(d)(1)(F)).
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Increased Police Presence: The act facilitates a "more robust" federal and local law enforcement presence in various areas, including parks, museums, and monuments (Section 3(d)(1)(H)).
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Does this better protect public land such as parks and forests? — The bill focuses on the beautification and restoration of federal land, monuments, and parks in DC. Does this improve buses, trains and other public transport? — The bill aims to improve the cleanliness and security of the transit system by ending fare evasion. Does this repair or build roads and bridges? — The bill establishes a program to maintain the cleanliness of highways, roads, and transit systems.
- National Security And Foreign Policy
- Does this give the government more power to monitor people inside the country? — The bill calls for a more robust federal law enforcement presence in public spaces.
- Social Issues And Justice
- Does this tighten control of the border? — The bill directs the maximum enforcement of federal immigration law to apprehend and deport illegal aliens. Does this protect the right to own guns? — The bill facilitates easier access to concealed carry licenses in the District of Columbia. Does this make it easier for immigrants already here to become citizens? — The bill focuses on deportation and maximum enforcement of immigration law rather than pathways to citizenship. Does this put more limits on buying or owning guns? — The bill seeks to lower the cost and increase the speed of processing concealed carry licenses.
- Governance And Ideology
- Does this give the federal government more power? — The bill establishes a federal commission to oversee local DC law enforcement and immigration policies. Does this leave more decisions to the states? — The bill increases federal intervention in the local governance and policing of the District of Columbia. Does this protect the right to fair treatment by the courts? — The bill recommends detaining criminal defendants to the maximum extent of the law.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would gun owners be better off under this? — The bill facilitates faster and cheaper processing of concealed carry licenses. Would people in cities be better off under this? — Residents of DC benefit from cleaner public spaces and improved public safety measures. Would union members be better off under this? — The bill emphasizes collaboration with unions to assist in recruiting and retaining police officers. Would immigrants be better off under this? — The bill explicitly aims to maximize the apprehension and deportation of illegal aliens. Would Hispanic Americans be better off under this? — Increased enforcement of immigration laws and deportations may disproportionately impact this group.
In the queue for a floor vote, with no date set
- 6/16/2026
- Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 437.
- 3/26/2026
- Received in the Senate.
- 3/25/2026
- Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 218 - 206 (Roll no. 101).
- On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 218 - 206 (Roll no. 101). (text: CR H2698-2699)
- On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 207 - 214 (Roll no. 100).
- The previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX.
- Ms. McClellan moved to recommit to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. (CR H2704)
- The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
- DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 5103.
- Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 8029, H. Res. 1128, H.R. 5103 and H.R. 7084. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 8029, H. Res. 1128, H.R. 5103, and H.R. 7084 under a closed rule with one hour of general debate on each measure. The resolution provides for one motion to recommit on H.R. 8029, H.R. 5103, and H.R. 7084.
- Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1131. (consideration: CR H2698-2705)
- 3/24/2026
- Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1131 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 8029, H. Res. 1128, H.R. 5103 and H.R. 7084. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 8029, H. Res. 1128, H.R. 5103, and H.R. 7084 under a closed rule with one hour of general debate on each measure. The resolution provides for one motion to recommit on H.R. 8029, H.R. 5103, and H.R. 7084.
- 1/14/2026
- Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-455, Part I.
- Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 119-455, Part II.
- Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 390.
- 12/17/2025
- Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged
- Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 26 - 16.
- 12/4/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 12/2/2025
- Subcommittee Hearings Held
- 11/25/2025
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
- 9/16/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 9/10/2025
- Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 19.
- 9/9/2025
- 2 Cosponsors added.
- 9/3/2025
- Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Introduced in House
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